Connected Nation
This is Connected Nation – an award-winning podcast focused on all things broadband. From closing the Digital Divide to simply improving your internet speeds, we talk technology topics that impact all of us, our families, and our communities.
The podcast was honored in 2024 with an Award of Excellence for Podcast Series - Technology. This is the highest honor given by the Communicator Awards. In addition, the podcast received Awards of Distinction in the same category in 2025, 2023, and 2022.
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The one tech job every company will be scrambling to fill by 2026
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In March, we’re putting a spotlight on Women’s History Month and examining how women are shaping the world of technology around us.
On this episode of Connected Nation, our guest is Dawn Yankeelov , the Executive Director and CEO of the Technology Association of Louisville Kentucky (TALK). Learn how her role with the National Cyber Readiness Institute helps small businesses, what she's doing to encourage young women to engage in STEAM, and the one tech job that she says every company will be scrambling to fill by 2026.
Related links:
Technology Association of Louisville Kentucky (TALK) - https://talklou.com/
Cyber.org - empowering teachers to teach cyber - https://cyber.org/
Cyber Readiness Institute - https://cyberreadinessinstitute.org/
TechGirlz - www.techgirlz.org
Find Dawn on Twitter at @dawnyaspectx
Find TALK on Twitter at @TalkLou